The Latest News From SDAHO

Office for Civil Rights Issues Patient Visitation Rights FAQs

The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued guidance to remind hospitals and long-term care facilities...

Legislative Update: Week 3

With week 3 of this year’s legislative session wrapped up, there have been several more healthcare related bills filed. As of now SDAHO is...

Registration for the 2024 Spring Tobacco Control Institute is Now Open

The South Dakota Tobacco Program will be hosting the 2024 Spring Tobacco Control Institute, taking place March 20, 2024, from 8:30am CT to 4:30pm...

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update January 26, 2024: A Resource for Members

Each week SDAHO provides members with an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story will include a direct...

CMS Announces New Actions to Help Hospitals Meet Obligations under EMTALA

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that, together with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), it will launch a...

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Human Trafficking Prevention Month is a presidentially designated observance designed to educate the public about human trafficking and the role people can play in...

On-Demand Workforce Webinars

SDAHO Enterprises Endorsed Business Partner Medical Solutions recently presented two webinars focusing on workforce topics for healthcare facilities and has made both presentations available...

2024 LeadingAge Leadership Award – Call for Nominations

Strong leadership is the cornerstone of successful aging services organizations. It is a critical factor in ensuring that an organization achieves its missions, attracts and...

SDAHO to Host First Annual Art Contest at 2024 Post-Acute Partners in Care Conference

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) is excited to announce our First-Annual Facility Art Contest. Participants will display their art project at...

Increasing Measles Cases in US and Globally

The South Dakota Department of Health (SD-DOH) asks medical providers to be alert for an introduction of measles into South Dakota among recent travelers....

Regulatory Updates on COPs for Critical Access Hospitals

SDAHO will host a comprehensive 3-part webinar series delving into the critical access hospital conditions of participation regulations. The sessions will cover interpretive guidelines,...

2024 Legislative Update: Week 2

The 2024 Legislative session is off and running with week 2 officially behind us. Thus far 233 bills have been filed, with SDAHO actively...

SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update January 19, 2024: A Resource for Members

Each week SDAHO provides members with an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story will include a direct...

HHS Launches New Medicaid/CHIP Resource Hub to Help Keep People Covered

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launches a resource hub for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Below is from...

DOH Announces Grant Funding to Support Local Emergency Medical Services

In a recent press release the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) announced a new grant opportunity for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for the...

Happy National Activity Professional’s Week: January 21 – 27, 2024

The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations is excited to celebrate National Activity Professional’s Week, January 21-27, 2024. Activity professionals plan activities and events to...

Palliative Care Is Specialized Care for the Living

Palliative Care is specialized care that focuses on providing relief from pain and other symptoms of a serious illness. Often, palliative care is confused...

ARPA-H Launches PARADIGM Program to Improve Rural Health Outcomes

A recent press release from the U.S. Deptarment of Health and Human Services announced the launch of  the Platform Accelerating Rural Access to Distributed...

Partner Demo Webinar: Addressing the Patient Affordability Gap

We are excited to announce that SDAHO Enterprises’ Endorsed Business Partner AblePay will be hosting a demo webinar on February 1 and 2 for...

2024 Grant Opportunities with South Dakota Community Foundation

The South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) will be providing an informational webinar on February 21 at 12pm CST/11am MT to go over 2024 SDCF...

Stay Connected

Unified Voice Newsletter